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Slinger's Day. Cecil Slinger (Bruce Forsyth). Copyright: Thames Television

Tripper's Day and Slinger's Day

Sunday 26th September 2021

Check in to Comedy Rewind and check out two often overlooked 1980s sitcoms starring comedy icons: Leonard Rossiter in Tripper's Day and Bruce Forsyth in its successor, Slinger's Day.

Bottom. Image shows from L to R: Richie Richard (Rik Mayall), Eddie Hitler (Adrian Edmondson). Copyright: BBC

Bottom

Sunday 12th September 2021

Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson's scatological sitcom ran for three series from 1991 to 1995, winning legions of fans. We take a look back at the slapstick classic.

Chance In A Million. Tom Chance (Simon Callow). Copyright: Thames Television

Chance In A Million

Sunday 29th August 2021

Approaching its 37th anniversary, we revisit the fondly remembered Channel 4 sitcom Chance In A Million, starring Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn, from the writers who would go on to create The Brittas Empire.

Saxondale. Image shows from L to R: Tommy (Steve Coogan), Magz (Ruth Jones)

Saxondale

Sunday 15th August 2021

In 2006 Steve Coogan launched brand new character Tommy Saxondale. We take a look back at the wizened ex-roadie.

How Do You Want Me?. Image shows from L to R: Ian Lyons (Dylan Moran), Lisa Lyons (Charlotte Coleman). Copyright: Kensington Films And Television

How Do You Want Me?

Sunday 1st August 2021

A look back at Simon Nye's 1990s sitcom about a newly-wed couple who move from London to the countryside, starring Dylan Moran and Charlotte Coleman.

Cowboys. Image shows from L to R: Eric (James Wardroper), Joe Jones (Roy Kinnear), Wobbly Ron (David Kelly), Richard Geyser (Colin Welland). Copyright: Thames Television

Cowboys

Sunday 18th July 2021

A look back at early eighties sitcom Cowboys, which starred Colin Welland, David Kelly, James Wardroper and Roy Kinnear as a rabble of builders.

Sorry!. Image shows from L to R: Timothy Lumsden (Ronnie Corbett), Phyllis Lumsden (Barbara Lott). Copyright: BBC

Sorry!

Sunday 4th July 2021

Across the 1980s, Ronnie Corbett played mummy's boy Timothy Lumsden in hit sitcom Sorry!. We take a closer look at the comedy, and how the star managed to take on the somewhat bleak concept and deliver a show loved by millions.

Lee Evans - So What Now?. Image shows from L to R: Stuart (Steven O'Donnell), Lee (Lee Evans). Copyright: Little Mo Films

Lee Evans - So What Now?

Sunday 20th June 2021

2001 comedy Lee Evans - So What Now? saw the stand-up star bringing his madcap energy to the world of sitcom.

Butterflies. Image shows from L to R: Adam Parkinson (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Ben Parkinson (Geoffrey Palmer), Russell Parkinson (Andrew Hall), Ria Parkinson (Wendy Craig). Copyright: BBC

Butterflies

Sunday 6th June 2021

A look back at Butterflies, Carla Lane's masterpiece. The four series of the sitcom see Wendy Craig and Geoffrey Palmer portray a marriage where not everything is as rosy as it could be.

Catterick. Image shows from L to R: Carl (Bob Mortimer), Chris (Vic Reeves)

Catterick

Sunday 23rd May 2021

We take a look back at Catterick, the surreal 2004 BBC Three comedy from Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.

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